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Friday, August 30, 2013

Fall Mantel

How can it possibly be the end of summer? The big positive thing in my mind that comes with fall is college football....just kidding...I think. I have been purging and donating left and right and did not want to bring any more stuff into our house. Therefore I used what I already had to create this fall mantel. I brought back out the printers drawer that my mom gave me a few months back, and then added a sweet little "V" to it.

I added all of the pumpkins I collected last year. My favorite is the chevron pumpkin I made with the Dollar Tree pumpkin, fabric and mod podge.

I pretty much left the bottom half of the fireplace alone and just added a gold star I have bad lying around my basement. I'm still in the mood to paint or whitewash this lovely red brick, but I cannot seem to get Rob to get on board. However, with the time running out before the boys arrival I do not think this project will take a front seat any time soon.

Enjoy your Labor Day weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by. We are always glad to have you.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Little Tikes Coupe Redo

Wynn has been asking for a Little Tikes coupe in the police officer version for months now. I figured I could find a car either on Craigslist or a yard sale. The police officer version is not as popular, so I figured after seeing a few examples on Pinterest I could change a classic version to one for her.

I happened to find this one at a kids consignment sale this weekend for $4. It needed a major cleaning, so Wynn gave it a good wash on Saturday afternoon. During nap time Rob gave it an additional cleaning and then used the Valspar Plastic Spray Paint to cover the car. It took one can of black and then a leftover can of tan we had from a previous project. It was nice that we already had the plastic spray paint on hand.

I cut out some lettering and a police star on my Silhouette and added them to the car once it had around 24 hours or so to dry.

Wynn was very excited about her car. I was excited that I did not have to spend $60 on a new one and assemble it. We both won on this project. Total cost for me on this project was $4 because I had already purchased the spray paint for previous projects.

Monday
twelveOeight

Monday Funday Party
Skip To My Lou
Thrifty Decor Chick

Tuesday
Elizabeth & Co
The DIY Dreamer
Not Just a Housewife

Wednesday
Creative Link Party
We Like To Learn As We Go

Thursday
A Glimpse Inside

Friday

One Project Closer
504 Main

Tatertots and Jello
Weekend Wonders Party
Mellywood's Mansion

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Vinyl Letters for Painted Frames

After scouring the vinyl letters on Etsy I finally broke down and ordered two simple letters once we figured out the names for the boys. I purchased them from Open Heart CreationsHere is how they look in the nursery...

Here is the view of Ty's crib. You can see that they have some cute clothes already hung up in their closet. Their drawers are also filled to the brim with clothes already. They are some lucky little guys.

The view of the crib for Davis. Rob likes that the letters are simple and we can always swap them out for artwork when they get older if we would like to do that.

The names of our little guys will be Ty Beckett and Davis Flynn. Thank you to Weiya from Enjoyer of Grace for making these sweet little frames with our little guys names in them. She is so extremely thoughtful. Stop by and check out her wonderful blog if you have a chance.